I'm at my wits' end here. I've tried blacklisting the device to prevent it being grabbed by usbhidby creating
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
and adding to it : blacklist usbhid
No dice.
I've tried creating:
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-disable-usb-hid.rules
and adding to it:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", DRIVERS=="usbhid", ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="028e", ACTION=="add", ATTR{authorized}="0"
No dice.
Before that, tried adding an /etc/udev/rules.d/ ruleset with:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTRS{idVendor}=="045e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="028e", MODE="666", GROUP+="plugdev"
No dice.
The end result is always the same, reboot after reboot. I've tried looking at other conf files in /etc/udev/rules.d/to see that there are no conflicts.
I have two identical controllers at my disposal I've tried plugging them in one at a time. Adding to that, I've tried this with FOUR identical controllers, all of which work 100% plug'n'play in Windows 7.
The controller's analog LED light lights up for a few seconds and then shuts off.
Here's what lsusb -v -s 001:009 shows :
pi@retropie:~ $ lsusb -v -s 001:009
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 045e:028e Microsoft Corp. Xbox360 Controller
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x045e Microsoft Corp.
idProduct 0x028e Xbox360 Controller
bcdDevice 1.10
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 48
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 93
bInterfaceProtocol 1
iInterface 0
** UNRECOGNIZED: 10 21 10 01 01 24 81 14 03 00 03 13 02 00 03 00
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes
bInterval 4
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes
bInterval 8
pi@retropie:~ $
All help appreciated. This is especially infuriating as I already got this thing to work once with one controller, tried to get it working with two controllers of the same kind, and it all went to hell. * one huge sigh *
Am I completely on a wrong track here if I'm thinking that perhaps the device ID should be added into the boot config file or somewhere alike as separately blacklisted or as an USB HID exception? Or, does the actual problem run deeper somewhere on the Raspbian/Linux kernel level? That's what a lot of my attempts to search further into the USB HID device issues w/ Linux altogether would suggest.
One plausible culprit might also be that since the controller ( http://piranha-gamer.com/product/piranha-pc-ps2-ps3-controller/ ) is listed as a "PC/PS2/PS3" controller, it might auto-select its operating mode accordingly between PC and PS mode upon being plugged to an USB port. Then again, that doesn't explain how it has worked earlier from time to time (or, should I say, from RetroPie update to RetroPie update) without any problems whatsoever.
